Mary Ann Hayes

I often wonder how we would ever get through this life without famous sayings. For example; “kill two birds with one stone,” or “you can’t see the forest for the trees,” or even better, “we have nothing without our health.” All true, I say. I mean, who can argue with the fine advise of going for a two-for one? Or how about clearing the crap out of our lives in order to find life, or being grateful for one of the few things that actually counts? These are saying that have withstood the test of time – worthy of contemplation.

Which bring me to this. I’ve noticed how rarely new saying come along to rival the tried and true, but believe it or not, I heard one the other night. While enjoying a lovely evening with dear friends over a great meal, our host enriched the heartfelt conversation by saying, “well, I guess when your nose picking finger gets cut off, you learn to pick with another finger.”

My heart soared. There’s no arguing with the wisdom in that. It was like the clouds parted, the sun shone through, and God Himself said, “now that is a saying to live by.”

Think about it. It could apply to just about everything. Like when our drinking days are over, we still get to drink! It may be nothing more than water, but we still get to drink! And when our arteries are clogged we learn to love being vegan. At least we don’t have to starve. And hey! when we outgrow our clothes, just buy bigger ones! No need to go naked. We can still wear clothes!

The positive energy and truth in this new saying is almost enough to carry me to eternity. Almost. The only problem is how to accept what’s left behind – the remains of an appendage we can no longer use. I wonder what famous saying is the salve for that?

Later,

Mary Ann